Raglan-Manu Bay surf break

Raglan-Manu Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 2026 NZDT
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Raglan-Manu Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Manu Bay sea temperature is
19.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Raglan-Manu Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Manu Bay at 7PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (01 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (01 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s

Table - waves today at Raglan-Manu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141414131313131313131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1099111410999558667337336435615534344273621172652152121311279694699693
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
0
SSW
0
SE
5
E
5
ENE
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
NE
5
ENE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:43AM
2.93
11:04PM
2.89
11:19AM
2.95
11:38PM
2.93
11:53AM
2.93
12:11AM
2.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:55PM
0.15
5:13AM
0.17
5:31PM
0.11
5:48AM
0.17
6:06PM
0.12
6:22AM
0.24
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise--------7:33-------7:35-------
Sunset---7:15-------7:13-------7:12----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141616161616161515171817161515151518181717161515
Feels °C (?)121515151617171515161716161515151417161617161414
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